Survivability may depend on the strain of rabies, John, and whether you have
been inoculated. I would take no chances whatever! In 2002 press reporting
of the *only* indigenous case of rabies contracted in UK since 1902, the
physician in charge was quoted as saying the illness is ultimately fatal,
with no known cure and no chance of survival.
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=659&id=1312872002
The victim was from Guthrie, Angus - about five miles from Fotheringham,
which David Bell mentioned in another context a couple of weeks ago. A
small world?
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Gettis
Sent: 11 May 2004 14:03
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: ( OM) difficult to photograph - rabies
I believe that if treated you usually survive however treatment used to be
15 large painful injections in the stomach if memory serves me right.
John
> [Original Message]
> From: Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 5/12/2004 5:02:28 AM
> Subject: [OM] ( OM) difficult to photograph - rabies
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> To refresh my memory, I did a little Google search on rabies. Seems it
> is
a
> virus that is always fatal to people unless you have been inoculated
first.
> There may be some remedies after a bite though.
>
> Thank goodness NZ is free of it - never had it. Here are 4 URLs -
> look
at the
> maps on the first? one Brian
> http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/
> http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/rabies.htm
> http://www.rabies.com/
> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rabies.html
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>
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